Friday, July 17, 2020

"Gumshoe calling: Detective fiction down the ages." -Report of Session I

A spell-binding session on detective fiction was organized by Belletristic, the literature society of Shoolini University. Ms. Barnali Saha from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, and Mr. Anup Sharma from Ashoka University, Haryana, were the main speakers for the session. 
Through their wide array of  knowledge, the speakers delivered their presentations titled, 'The Sidekick asthe Reader: The detective and Sidekick in Popular Crime Fiction'  and 'The Purloined Letter: A Lacanian Literary Analysis' respectively. 
Overall the session was very knowledgeable and interactive. 
Professor Pratip Mazumdar enlivened the discussion bringing in a witty take on Satyajit Ray. Students, Charu and Tashi were also among the panelists along with faculty members Neeraj Pizar, Purnima Bali, and Manju Jaidka. 
The discussion was animated and, as always, Belletristic promised to be back next Friday with another interesting session for all the literature lovers.
It was announced that another session on detective fiction,  focusing on gender issues, would be organized next week.
 Stay tuned!

No comments:

Post a Comment